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Round Barrow 300m NW of Tallyho is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference PE526. The barrow sits upon bedrock formed from a Neoproterozoic mafic igneous intrusion, one of several such geological features in this region. This ancient volcanic foundation has shaped the landscape where Bronze Age communities chose to construct their burial monument, creating a durable base for the earthwork that remains visible today.
Round barrows such as this represent a significant phase of prehistoric burial practice, typically constructed during the Bronze Age as single or communal graves. The mounding of earth and stone over inhumations or cremations created prominent landscape features that served both practical and ceremonial functions, marking the resting places of the dead and affirming territorial and social bonds within Bronze Age society. The specific location northwest of Tallyho would have offered views across the surrounding terrain and access to local resources.
The preservation of this monument under statutory protection ensures that this archaeological site remains available for future study and interpretation. The enduring presence of the barrow on the igneous bedrock demonstrates how prehistoric communities engaged with the natural geology of their environment, building monuments that have weathered millennia of natural processes and human activity to form part of Wales's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Round Barrow 300m NW of Tallyho is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE526. View the official record →
Round Barrow 300m NW of Tallyho is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference PE526.
Round Barrow 300m NW of Tallyho dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Round Barrow 300m NW of Tallyho is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is PE526.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bomb stores at West end of Fort Road (6.5 km), Defensible Barracks, Pembroke Dock (6.9 km), West Pennar Camp (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Round Barrow 300m NW of Tallyho's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Round Barrow 300m NW of Tallyho stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.